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Prof. Anna Pazdur
Head of Gliwice Radiocarbon LaboratoryDepartment of Radioisotopes, Institute of PhysicsSilesian University of TechnologyUl. Krzywoustego 2, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
RESULTS OF RADIOCARBON DATING OF THE PREHISTORIC WOODEN FRAGMENT FROMTHE TUNNEL RAVNE, BOSNIAN VALLEY OF PYRAMIDS, VISOKO, BOSNIA ANDHERZEGOVINA.
SUMMARYRadiocarbon dating of the prehistoric wood fragment was carried out in Gliwice RadiocarbonLaboratory using gas proportional counting method (Lab. No. Gd-; Pazdur
et al 
. 2000) with standardsample pre-treatment AAA (acid-alkali-acid, 2 % HCl, 2 % NaOH at 60°C and again 2 % HCl). Thealkali soluble fraction (NaOH-SOL) was dated.
Fig.1
During the enlarging of the prehistoric unknown tunnel Ravne, Visoko, was discovered the fragment of black wood in the conglomerate layer. On the right down is the tunnel. From that place the Foundation Archaeological Park „Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun“ has taken the sample for Radiocarbon Dating in the foreign labs. This place is 145 m from the tunnel entry and 19 m from the surface. During all length the tunnel has been constructed through the marine/lake (?) conglomerate without props in unknown time. (Photo: Archives of Foundation January 15, 2008)
 
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Fig.2 
Discovered and excavating the megalit stone (K-2), perfect rounded block, with unknown prehistoric signs and symbols, located under the conglomerate layer, the same stone layer as on the Fig.1, just 10 m distant. It means, if we determine the age of the radiocarbon sample, then we determine the age of conglomerate, too. The megalit stone block with prehistoric signs wll, by all means, older then radiocarbon sample. The similar signs were found on the Bosnian pyramid of the Sun and the Bosnian pyramid of the Moon.
This material was carbonised by heating to 800°C without access of oxygen, and subsequentlycombusted in oxygen flow in temperature ca. 1200°C, with use of the vacuum line for combustion(Fig.3). Obtained CO
2
was subjected to purification during which the nitrogen and sulfur oxides, as wellas water vapor is removed, and then stored in glass vessel for ca. 1 month, which is necessary to getrid of radioactive
222
Rn (T
1/2
=3,8 days). Obtained CO
2
amount corresponds to carbon content of ca. 1 gin the dated fraction.For measurements of
14
C activity the L3 detector with volume 1.5 dcm
3
(with CO
2
pressure ca. 1 atm)was used (Fig. 4).
Fig. 3 
Fragment of vacuum line with ovens containing Ag and Cu (500°C) and water traps, used for purification of CO 
2 
and for filling gas proportional counters.
 
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Fig. 4 
Site of 5 gas proportional counters (L1, L3, L4, L5 and L6) in Gliwice Radiocarbon Laboratory: in the front – L1, L3 – behind of L1 on the right, L4, L5 and L6 counters in iron shield on the left of L1).
Conventional radiocarbon date was corrected for
δ
13
C according to Stuiver and Polach procedure(1977) using assumed value equal to -25 ‰ . Dating result was reported as below. The standarddating range of L3 detector is ca 36 000 BP and measurement time of
14
C radioactivity equal to 3days. The conventional
14
C age of dated sample (34 000 BP) is near L3 dating range and becauseof this relatively high uncertainty (1500 years) was obtained.Conventional
14
C date could not be calibrated using the IntCal04 calibration curve (Reimer et al.,2004) because its range is 26 000 Cal BP. The recent studies on calibration curve indicate on thecalendar age even ca 42 000 Cal BP for sample with
14
C age 34 000 BP.
Bibliography
 Pazdur A, Michczynski A., Pawlyta J and Spahiu P 2000. Comparison of the radiocarbon datingmethods used in the Gliwice Radiocarbon Laboratory.
Geochronometria 
18: 9-14.Reimer PJ; Baillie MGL; Bard E; Bayliss A; Beck JW; Bertrand CJH; Blackwell Paul; Buck CE; BurrGS; Cutler KB; Damon PE; Edwards RL; Fairbanks RG; Friedrich M; Guilderson TP; Hogg AG;Hughen KA.; Kromer B; McCormac G; Manning S; Ramsey CB; Reimer RW; Remmele S; SouthonJR; Stuiver M; Talamo S; Taylor FW; van der Plicht J; Weyhenmeyer CE. 2004. IntCal04 TerrestrialRadiocarbon Age Calibration, 0–26 Cal Kyr BP.
Radiocarbon 
46(3): 1029-1058.Stuiver M, and Polach HA, 1977. Reporting of
14
C data.
Radiocarbon 
19: 355-363.
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